So i got brake checked today....

[OutOfStock]

Id like to know how many people brake check people? Yea i got brake checked today by some tool in a red protege5 wagon. They had like 50 orange tree airfresheners on the rear view. I pulled up next to them at a light, my friend in my car said something to me about the airfreshners, i look over okay thats weird, light turned green and i drove off. I changed lanes(the protege was awhile back) and the guy changes lanes, flys up next to me cuts out in front of me and brake checks me. Is he stupid? It was freaking wet out and what do i deserve to get checked for? Looking at his car? Uggghhh it was dumb i rarely do it to anyone unles they personally attack me. So how many people actually do brake check people and how many do it without a reason?

[Aaron]

I don't brake check at all. In fact, I cringe when I have to brake hard that the person behind me might not make it.
However, I had a friend once whose car was beat up and not worth repairing. He would brake check for real. In other words, he didn't just tap to scare you, he waited for you to get close enough so he could nail the brakes and have you total his car. When you're following close enough, you can't discount the deer/dog/cat/child that ran in front of the car while you were rear ending them. Just a warning for those that follow closer than normal...

[LSHatch]

I brake check all the time. If you're on my ass, I give you a quick one to warn you. If the ass riding continues, they get a slam on the brakes.

[DoubleOughtCel]

Originally Posted by LSHatch

I brake check all the time. If you're on my ass, I give you a quick one to warn you. If the ass riding continues, they get a slam on the brakes.

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Example: Driving home from Ocean City, Maryland last night from a long weekend with the girlfriend. One of the bridges on 495 was cut down to 1 lane. Nobody ever wants to let a person get in front of them when traffic lanes merge together, so after a few beeps and box-outs to keep me out by this asshole in a Tacoma, I forced my way in front of him. He continued to gun it and slam on the brakes just before tapping my rear end on the bridge. I gave him a few warning taps to get him off my ass, but he kept doing it. So he got a swirvy check. Ya know, the kind where you kinda jerk the wheel like your gonna crash and slam the brakes on. He kinda stayed back after that one. Until we got onto 95 and he tried to pass me like 85 kazillion times.........unsuccessfully.

[S4toSTI]

I do it all the time too if some one is riding my ass they better have better brakes then me and better reaction time then anyone because i don't tap i slam and i hope u can stop. To be honest if you upset me enough u better watch out like if my mother is in the car and someone almost hits me it is really bad and i tend to lose my temper. Same thing with gf's i get pretty heated. When i am alone i let more things slide but if you piss me off watch out. One thing tho i will never do this for no reason i do have to be provoked before i take action.

[OutOfStock]

yea, but what i dont understand is that I didnt do anything to cause someone to brake check me. I looked over at this car and that was it.